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12 May

Study crushes myths: Says Covid Vaccines can be safe in pregnancy

editor0 CommentsHealthCovid-19, Health, international, pregnancy

COVID-19 vaccines may be safe during pregnancy, suggests a study that found no evidence of injury to the placenta in pregnant women who received the preventive. The first-of-its-kind study, published on Tuesday in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, adds to the growing literature that COVID-19 vaccines are safe in pregnancy. “The placenta is like the black box in an airplane. If something goes wrong with a pregnancy, we usually see changes in the placenta that can help us figure out what happened,” said Jeffery Goldstein, assistant professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in the US. “From what we can tell,…

12 May

‘State of Healthcare in India’ report by Housing.com

editor0 CommentsBusiness, HealthHEALTH CARD, housing.com

Kolkata lags in terms of delivery of health care services, sanitation and solid waste management compared to other cities, shows a recent report by leading online real estate firm Housing.com, titled “State of Healthcare in India: Indian cities through the lens of healthcare”. The city of joy has been ranked at the 7th spot on ‘Housing.com City Health Card’, which is a part of the report by the Elara Technologies-owned company. According to the report, Kolkata, which currently has a 15.7 million population, has 2 beds per 1,000 people, including private and government hospital beds and the additional beds currently…

12 May

Taarak Mehta Actor Bhavya Gandhi’s Father Dies Fighting COVID-19, Mother Yashoda Narrates The Horrifying 1 Month Of Their Struggle

editor0 CommentsNorth East

Bhavya Gandhi, who played Tapu aka Tipendra Jethalal Gada on television show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, lost his father Vinod Gandhi to Covid-19. His father had tested coronavirus positive few weeks ago. The actor’s mother, Yashoda Gandhi, has opened up about the struggles the family faced for his treatment due to the ongoing crisis. She said that the family had to go through a difficult time to find him a hospital bed. Speaking to SpotboyE, Yashoda said that a month ago Vinod got mild fever followed by chest pain. A chest scan showed a 5% infection but the doctor…

12 May

New variant found in 44 countries, says WHO

editor0 CommentsNorth EastCoronavirus, New variant

The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday expressed its displeasure against terming the B.1.617 mutant of the novel coronavirus as an "Indian variant", saying that the WHO had not used the word "Indian" for this strain in its document. On Tuesday, a WHO report said the variant had “increased transmissibility” and had been found in 44 countries, and therefore described it as a "variant of global concern". "Several media reports have covered the news of the World Health Organisation (WHO) classifying B.1.617 as a variant of global concern. Some of these reports have termed the B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus as…

12 May

Reliance Jio adds more customers than Airtel in February

editor0 CommentsBusinessairtel, jio, relience, Telecom

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio has added more mobile phone customers than Bharti Airtel in February 2021, bucking a trend of losing to the Sunil Bharti Mittal-led telco for six straight months. Jio gained 4.26 million wireless subscribers compared with Airtel’s 3.73 million in February, data released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Tuesday shows. In the month of January, Jio had added 1.9 million users while Airtel had added 5.8 million users. After February's addition, Jio's mobile user base rose to 414.9 million while for Airtel it stood at 348.3 million. Experts say the strong market momentum in…

12 May

Govt approves procurement of 150,000 units of DRDO’s ‘Oxycare’ system

editor0 CommentsNorth EastDRDO, NRBM, Oxycare, PM CARES Fund

PM CARES Fund has granted sanction for procurement of 1,50,000 units of the ‘Oxycare’ system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for Rs 322.5 crore. Under this, 1,00,000 manual and 50,000 automatic Oxycare systems along with NRBM (non-rebreather mask) masks will be procured. The Oxycare system delivers supplemental oxygen based on the SpO2 levels and prevents the person from sinking into a state of Hypoxia. "The basic version consists of a 10-litre oxygen cylinder, a pressure regulator cum flow controller, a humidifier and a nasal cannula. The oxygen flow is regulated manually based on the SpO2 readings," the ministry said.…

12 May

Bharat Biotech has refused to supply doses to Delhi “under government instructions”

editor0 CommentsNorth Eastbharat biotech, covaxin

Covaxin maker Bharat Biotech has refused to supply doses to Delhi "under instructions" from the central government, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia alleged today, accusing the Centre of controlling the supply of Covid shots and of "vaccine mismanagement". The company said it was "disheartening" that some states were complaining about its intentions. Bharat Biotech has said it will not be able to supply vaccines to the capital citing directives of the government and limited availability, Mr Sisodia said at a digital press meet. "The Covaxin manufacturer has, in a letter, said it cannot provide Delhi government vaccines due to unavailability,…

12 May

International Nurses Day 2021

editor0 CommentsHealthhealth experts, international nurse day, who

With the increase in the cases of Covid19, hospitals are loaded with patients who need tremendous care and help. At this time, the role of the healthcare workers including doctors, health experts and nurses has increased way too much. Nurses are the first to come and the last to leave. They are working beyond what their duty is. They have been there with the patients, not just to heal their wounds but also to fill in positivity in them during this hard times. As per World Health Organization (WHO), 9 million more nurses and midwives are to be required by 2030…

12 May

Hamas rockets target Tel Aviv after Israeli strikes flatten Gaza tower

editor0 CommentsNorth East

Hostilities between Israel and Hamas escalated overnight, with 35 Palestinians killed in Gaza and three in Israel in the most intensive aerial exchanges in years. Israel carried out hundreds of air strikes in Gaza into the early hours of Wednesday, as the Islamist group and other Palestinian militant groups fired multiple rocket barrages at Tel Aviv and Beersheba. “This is just the beginning" of Israel’s strikes, Minister Benny Gantz warned. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh vowed that “if Israel wants to escalate, we are ready for it." The UN envoy for Middle East Peace, Tor Wennesland, warned that Israel and Hamas…

12 May

RAJESH TOPE: MAHARASHTRA MAY HAVE OVER 2,000 CASES OF MUCORMYCOSIS

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The Maharashtra government has decided to use hospitals attached to medical colleges as treatment centres for Mucormycosis, a serious but rare fungal infection now affecting coronavirus patients, said health minister Rajesh Tope on Tuesday. Symptoms of Mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, include headache, fever, pain under the eyes, nasal or sinus congestion and partial loss of vision. He said, "There could be over 2,000 Mucormycosis patients in the state as of now and with more and more COVID- 19 cases coming up, their number would increase for sure." The state government has decided to select hospitals attached to medical…